More detailed information is provided on this page about accomodation, cost and deadlines, registration, busaries, freewill offerings and our leaders. Please check this site regularly for updates.
Accomodation
AWARE 2012 is a week-end retreat to be held on September 21 – 23, 2012 at the CAMMAC Lake MacDonald Music Centre, in Harrington, Québec.
CAMMAC, on beautiful Lake MacDonald provides comfortable accommodation. Rooms can accommodate 1 (a limited number available) 2 or 3 people. Four handicapped accessible rooms are also available. Some rooms have private bathrooms, while showers and washrooms are near all other rooms. Rooms are assigned on a first come, first served basis, upon receipt of registration forms and payment. Please indicate on your registration form which room you prefer. Also if you wish to share a room with a specific person please send your registration forms and payment in the same envelope.
Costs and deadlines
The cost of this year’s 2-day AWARE retreat is $190 per person. The price includes all meals and accomodation throughout the week-end. Cheques must accompany the registration form, however they may be post-dated no later than August 31st, 2012.
Again this year, we are encouraging young women to attend AWARE. A reduction of $25 is available to those under 30 years of age.
Payment may me made by either Cheque or Money Order, payable to: Diocese of Montreal – AWARE
Registrations are accepted on a first come first served basis, and there is a limit of 70 people, so to ensure your place, please register early.
To register – please contact:
- Your local Church office for a registration form;
- Maureen Firth: chilfir@videotron.ca – 514 694-4304; or
- Camille Morell: cisaacsmorell@videotron.ca – 514 633-5930.
Bursaries
For bursary inquiries, please contact: Susan Childs (AWARE Treasurer) at 514-620-3496 or by e-mail senfant@videotron.ca
Other Information
Freewill offerings – During the Eucharist you may want to give a free-will offering. This offering goes towards bursaries for next year’s retreat.
Our leaders
Our speaker is Sue Winn, our worship leader Lynda-Jean Coffin and our chaplain is the Rev. Eileen Steele. Read on to find out more about these women of faith…
Our Speaker
We are very pleased to welcome Sue Winn as our speaker.
Sue Winn, teacher and former school administrator with the Lester B. Pearson School Board, has been involved in the work of the Anglican Church of Canada, nationally and locally for over 20 years. In 1992 she attended a Worldwide Anglican Encounter inSalvador,Brazil, an experience that was life-changing. From that time Sue has been passionate about the need for Christian response to social and justice issues.
Sue has served on Eco-justice and Partners in Mission Committees at the national level of the church, and on Mission Outreach Committees in the Diocese of Montreal. She has valued her friendships with indigenous partners, visitingKingfisherLakein northernOntarioand Inukjuak in northernQuebecto represent partnership with the national Anglican Church. InMontreal, Sue has been a member of the Board of Action Refugies Montreal, and was actively involved in sponsorship in 2010-2011 of a family from Iran.
In 1990 Sue co-chaired the firstMontrealAWARE weekend with Marcia Hollis. She is looking forward to returning this year as the Speaker, and the opportunity to share her faith journey among many friends, old and new.
Sue is married, has three married children and seven grandchildren. As a Lay Reader Sue enjoys preaching and teaching inMontrealarea churches, Fulford Residence and in her home church,St. George’sin Ste. Anne de Bellevue.
Our Chaplain
Rev. Eileen Steele, is the incumbent of an old historic church on the Chambly Basin, filled with some very young families and young in heart, who all love to play and worship together.
Eileen was ordained in 2006 and worked professionally in the military for 15 years. She began her career as a medical assistant and then discovered her passion for teaching. She became a physical education and recreation instructor. That’s a long title but it actually meant that Eileen got to play and teach sports all day!
Eileen sees the Church as a place of joy and peace and healing. She truly believes that Jesus heals today, and as a chaplain in the Order of St. Luke the Physician Healing Ministry, Eileen sees our hurting world through eyes of hope, and recognizes that all people are in need of God’s love in their lives.
At the end of each service Eileen calls on her congregation to spread the Good News as she says, “The service has ended, but your work has just begun. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.”
Eileen is looking forward to her role as Chaplain for this year’s AWARE weekend.
Our Worship Leader
Lynda-Jean Coffin will lead our worship and music at this year’s AWARE retreat.
Born in Nova Scotia, and raised in the Anglican Church, Lynda-Jean graduated in music and education from Mount Allison University. She taught recorder, ukulele, band and classroom music as well as private lessons in Moncton. She was a full-time organist for over 20 years in United Churches in Moncton and Beaconsfield where she directed Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass (SATB) choirs as well as children’s, men’s and women’s choirs.
She has adjudicated at music festivals, led music at the Montreal-Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada, as well as led workshops on a variety of musical topics for groups large and small.
For the past 10 years she has supplied as an organist at various churches in the Montreal area and beyond. Her husband, Lloyd, is welcomed to the bass section of those choirs. They have 2 grown children, on in Richmond, BC, and the other in Fredericton , NB, as well as two delightful grandsons.
Singing praises to God brings her great joy and she looks forward to sharing with you at the AWARE retreat in September 2012.
